[05/02/14 - 08:40 AM]"iHeartRadio Music Awards" Match NBC's Top Thursday Average of the Season Excluding Olympics and "The Sound of Music Live!"NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[via press release from NBC]

Thursday Primetime Results:

· The "iHeart Radio Music Awards" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall from 8-11 p.m. ET) finished #2 for the night among the Big 4 nets in adults 18-49 versus sweep-month competition on the other networks.

· The awards show matched NBC's top Thursday average of the season excluding Olympics and "The Sound of Music Live!" (the 1.7 was previously achieved on Nov. 7, the night of a special Thursday "Voice"). In total viewers, it's NBC's top Thursday, excluding Olympics and "The Sound of Music Live!," since Nov. 7. The "iHeart Radio Music Awards" are up +31% versus NBC non-sports season average for Thursday night in adults 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.3) and up +29% in total viewers (5.449 million vs. 4.209 million).

· For its sixth half-hour from 10:30-11 p.m., the "iHeart Radio Music Awards" ranked #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and other key demos. And for its third hour from 10-11 p.m., the "iHeart Radio Music Awards" tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and was #1 outright among those nets in adults 18-34, women 18-34 and women 18-49.

· The "iHeart Radio Music Awards" topped "American Idol" head to head in the 9-9:30 half-hour in adults 18-49 (with a 1.7 rating vs. a 1.5), as well as men and women 18-49 and adults, men and women 18-34.